The vote was 54-46. The Left voiced frustration that Republicans went ahead with a measure they said included little input from them, and one they viewed as shortchanging key priorities such as health care and housing assistance.
This from newsmax.com.
But in the end, some of them viewed a shutdown as a worse outcome and supported the head clown Chuck Schumer’s effort to allow the bill to come to a final vote.
The communists/globalists were confronted with two painful options:
– allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Trump vast discretion on spending decisions, or
– voting no and letting a funding lapse ensue.
Schumer gave members of his caucus days to vent their frustration about the options before them, but abruptly switched course and made clear on the eve of voting that he will not allow a government shutdown. His move outraged many in the party who want to fight the Trump agenda, but gave senators room to side with Republicans and allow the continuing resolution to advance.
Leftists from all corners looked to pressure senators to kill the bill. House members wrote letters, posted on social media and held press conferences in the hours before the vote.
Amongst all the negative feedback, Schumer garnered one unexpected nod of support—from Trump himself, who just a day earlier was gearing up to blame the Left for any shutdown.
The president posted on Truth Social:
Congratulations to Chuck Schumer for doing the right thing—Took ‘guts’ and courage!
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (SD) and others made the case that any blame for a shutdown would fall squarely on the Left.
Thune said:
Democrats need to decide if they’re going to support funding legislation that came over from the House, or if they’re going to shut down the government.
Sen. Tom Cotton (AR) said:
The Democratic arguments for voting against the bill [are] hypocritical because they [are] essentially calling for shutting down the government to protect the government.
